cempasúchil

Spanish

A flowering Mexican marigold.

Alternative forms

• sempasúchil, zempasúchil (Mexico)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cempōhualxōchitl, from cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [θẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sempaˈsut͡ʃil/ [sẽm.paˈsu.t͡ʃil]
• Rhymes: -utʃil
• Syllabification: cem‧pa‧sú‧chil
• Homophones: sempasúchil, (Latin America) zempasúchil

Noun

cempasúchil m (plural cempasúchiles)

1. Mexican marigold

   Synonyms: flor de cempasúchil, flor de muertos

Related terms

• xóchil

 

Further reading

• “cempasúchil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014